Man arrested in connection with sexual assault

Posted: Monday, August 23, 1999

A 28-year-old man remained in the Potter County Detention Center late Sunday after being arrested in connection with the sexual assault of a 14-year-old Amarillo boy.

About 7 a.m. Sunday, police were dispatched to an east Amarillo house where a witness told officers he had seen a house guest assaulting a boy who lived in the home, according to an Amarillo Police Department news release.

The attacker left the home after the witness confronted him and called the family for assistance. Police arrested the suspect in a nearby home, where he had been staying recently, the release said.

The boy, who was examined at Northwest Texas Hospital, apparently suffered no physical injuries, according to the release.